Wide-field view of the region around galaxy NGC 3783
This picture was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. It shows the region of sky around the active galaxy NGC 3783 in the southern constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur). The galaxy is the face-on spiral right at the centre.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1327b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 20 June 2013, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1327 |
| Size: | 6983 x 8520 px |
About the Object
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 38 59.08 |
| Position (Dec): | -37° 44' 21.03" |
| Field of view: | 118.54 x 144.63 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Digitized Sky Survey 2 |